Housing Act 1985

147 Landlord’s notice of initial contribution, etc.

(1) Where a secure tenant has claimed to exercise the right to be granted a shared ownership lease and that right has been established (whether by the landlord’s admission or otherwise), the landlord shall, within eight weeks, serve on the tenant a written notice complying with this section.

(2) The notice shall state—

(a) the amount which, in the opinion of the landlord, should be the amount of the consideration for the grant of the lease on the assumption that the tenant’s initial share is that stated in the notice under section 144; and

(b) the effective discount on an acquisition of that share for that consideration,

determined in each case, in accordance with section 148.

(3) The notice shall state the provisions which, in the opinion of the landlord, should be included in the lease.

(4) Where the landlord is not a housing association, the notice shall state any variation in the provisions which, in the opinion of the landlord, should be contained in the deed by which the mortgage is to be effected.

(5) Where the landlord is a housing association, the landlord shall send a copy of the notice to the Housing Corporation, and the Housing Corporation shall, as soon as practicable after receiving the notice, serve on the tenant a written notice stating any variation in the provisions which, in the opinion of the Housing Corporation, should be contained in the deed by which the mortgage is to be effected.